Premier League: Manchester City vs Everton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Manchester City and Everton who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Bookmakers favour Manchester City to be victorious against Everton in their upcoming Premier League encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely on Thursday. They should not underestimate Everton, though.

Ranked as number 7 in the Premier League standings, Manchester City, have so far collected 27 points this season, while Everton collected 16 points. This puts them up as number 15 after 16 rounds.

Form: Manchester City vs Everton

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City lost 2-0 against Juventus, 1-2 against Manchester United and 2-1 against Aston Villa. Manchester City claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded ten goals.

Everton Form

Everton are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 4-0 against Wolverhampton, before recording a 0-0 draw with Arsenal. Another draw followed then, this time 0-0 against Chelsea. Everton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring six time and letting in three.

Betting facts for Manchester City and Everton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Manchester City and Everton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Manchester City vs Everton

Despite scoring just once in six Premier League games, Manchester City hope Kevin De Bruyne adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Everton put their faith in Ashley Young to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Premier League games.

Popular betting markets: Manchester City vs Everton

Full-time result

Manchester City claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Everton won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Manchester City have not lost to Everton in 15 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Everton got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Everton have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Everton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in 15 consecutive league meetings with Everton.

Total goals

Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Everton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Everton did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.